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By Jason Taylor Jan 19, 2021 IOWA - A Latino civil rights group is adding its support for the legislative demands from the Iowa BLM Coalition. The League of United Latin American Citizens backs the agenda, which includes legalizing marijuana and repealing several laws. Other priorities include a constitutional amendment to protect voting rights of people convicted of a felony. Some state lawmakers also support some demands from the BLM Coalition, which is made up of Black Lives Matter groups from across the state. Waterloo State Representative Ras Smith, in particular, backs one of the deman...

By Jason Taylor Jan 19, 2021 IOWA - A Latino civil rights group is adding its support for the legislative demands from the Iowa BLM Coalition. The League of United Latin American Citizens backs the agenda, which includes legalizing marijuana and repealing several laws. Other priorities include a constitutional amendment to protect voting rights of people convicted of a felony. Some state lawmakers also support some demands from the BLM Coalition, which is made up of Black Lives Matter groups from across the state. Waterloo State Representative Ras Smith, in particular, backs one of the deman...

AP The U.S. Capitol is seen the day after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Congress, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington. The day after pro-Trump extremists broke into the U.S. Capitol to disrupt Congress' certification of U.S. electoral college results, Iowans are still processing what it all means. This hour, we reflect and consider how best to move forward. Co-hosts Charity Nebbe and Ben Kieffer talk with leaders from across the state to put the events of January 6, 2021, in historical context, to consider the political implications and to offer insight...

New law gives office more authority over police misconduct investigations Democratic Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller meets Dec. 30, 2019, with journalists in his office in the Hoover State Office Building in Des Moines. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Democratic Linn County Supervisor Stacey Walker speaks Oct. 3 about the importance of voting and community leadership during the Black Men’s March in Cedar Rapids. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette) Democratic state Rep. Ras Smith of Waterloo speaks Oct. 3 during the Black Men’s March in Cedar Rapids. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette) / Associated Pre...

Iowa attorney general hasn't convicted a law enforcement officer in force cases since at least 2004 The Associated Press © Brian Powers/The Register Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller poses for a portrait at his office on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Des Moines. Miller is the longest currently serving attorney general in the nation, currently serving his 10th 4 year term in office. When cops pulled over Marquis Jones for loud music one sunny afternoon in October 2017, the 27-year-old Black man got out of his car and ran. — Jones escaped one officer's tackle and carried a h...